A shocking crime, an awful childhood, and the new court trying to make a difference
A shocking crime, an awful childhood, and a new kind of court trying to break the cycle.
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Council threatens Facebook group with legal action
Facebook post critical of senior manager over dog issue sparks defamation warning.
Driver flees after crash near Waipapa
Alcohol suspected as crash driver leads police on chase into Kerikeri.
Hallowed sporting ground abandoned to homeless
Inside Whangārei's Jubilee Park, a former league ground and now a home for the destitute.
'Mother Load' wool nappy idea turns heads at competition
A Kaikohe mum has come up with the idea of biodegradable disposable wool nappies.
Cricket: NZ A hold on under England barrage
At 99 for 6, NZ A were in trouble as England's bowlers looked to pounce.
Drone used for the first time in arrest of Northland man
Police-operated drone tracks fleeing man across paddock in a first for Northland.
Prince Charles and Camilla touch down: What they're doing next
On Monday the royal couple will lay a wreath at Mt Roskill War Memorial Park.
Royals on the way to NZ, leaving chaos behind
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive in New Zealand tomorrow.
Kiwi in NSW: Bushfire 'like looking into the gates of Hades'
Northland woman bracing herself for today's forecast of 'catastrophic' fire danger.
Court scrap lodged then dodged over council election result
A legal challenge sought to unseat newly-elected Northland regional councillors.
Virtual reality uses various scenarios for training firefighters
New fire fighting training technology provides scenarios just like the real thing.
Outrage as family's Christmas tree poisoned
Tree attack has taken a piece of family history and left property owners with bills.
On the beat with New Zealand's best canine police duo
Being a police dog handler is not a job for the faint hearted.
$350,700 boost helps food rescue programme grow in North
Food that otherwise would have been dumped feeds hungry families instead.
Food programme to expand across Northland thanks to $350,000 boost
Grant from the Ministry for the Environment's Waste Minimisation Fund for Northland.
Cameron Leslie's life-changing 18 days
Leslie, 29, had to leave his five-week old baby behind to chase his dreams.
Police graduate: Honour to lead karanga at graduation
Northland mum leads karanga at Police college graduation.
Police share meaning of tattoos as part of recruitment campaign
Campaign around skin art to encourage more people from North and Auckland to join police.
Fleeing man found in mangroves by police dog and handler
Chase for a man leads a police dog and handler through mangroves near Whangārei Harbour.
Woman hit by axe as it smashes through windscreen
Drivers report errant drivers to police - talking on phone, dangerous passing, speeding.
Missing for nearly two years: What happened to Traceza Urlich?
"Get in touch with us so we can let your family know you are okay:" Police.
Man sentenced to jail after assault on two Whangārei police officers
Officer seriously injured, in hospital for eight days, 10 stitches to a wound on cheek
Drug survey: Meth the same price, cannabis more expensive in Northland
10,966 people completed online facebook survey, including 348 people in Northland.
Video: Kiwis caught in Chile riots
A group of Northlanders are stuck in the middle of deadly riots over public transport.
Men charged with rioting in Otangārei appear in court
Men charged with rioting in Otangarei make court appearance.
Inquest into 2009 death of Spanish tourists to be reopened
The couple died in a road crash just two days before they were due to fly home.
Northland avocado nursery expands into China
Northland business setting up NZ's first joint venture avocado nursery operation in China.
Northland retirement villages booming
A $60m retirement village planned for Whangārei gets the green light from councils.
Tough words: Community work completed after judge's threat of jail
A tough line on offenders failing to complete community work has a positive result.
Has the (fan) worm turned?
A year after only one invasive fanworm was found in Ōpua Marina, a search finds 1013
Fire investigators at Whangarei's Old Town Hall
A special fire appliance from Auckland equipped with an aerial basket used for clock tower
Race for mayor sparked by misery-making C-bomb
The inside story of the inquiry into one councillor's claim of "corruption".